Olympic-Level Bullying

This threatens the Olympic brand.  Honest.

Wow, who knew that the United States Olympic Committee was just a bunch of bullies?  Way to exhibit good sportsmanship, fellas, picking on a bunch of knitters having a little fun with the Olympics.  Does our dubbing a little knitting contest the "Ravelympics" really threaten your brand?   To the point that the USOC lawyers have to send a "cease and desist" letter to Ravelry?  Do you actually believe what you wrote in your letter?

We believe using the name "Ravelympics" for a competition that involves an afghan marathon, scarf hockey and sweater triathlon, among others, tends to denigrate the true nature of the Olympic Games.  In a sense, it is disrespectful to our country's finest athletes and fails to recognize or appreciate their hard work.

Copyright infringement?  Really?

Methinks someone misplaced his sense of humor.  Afghan marathon, scarf hockey, sweater triathlon - these are all JOKES, you misanthropic knuckleheads.  JOKES about KNITTERS - see, we are pretending to be athletes, mostly to justify the irrational amount of time we spend making knots with pointy sticks.  We aren't denigrating the Olympic sports, you dumpkopfs; we are attempting to venerate our knitting by linking it with your games.  Haven't you ever heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

Sheesh.  I hate to break this to you; but all over the US this summer, children at camp will be participating in "Olympic games."  Shocking, eh?  A threat to your brand, no?  And worse yet, they will be denigrating your athletes by pretending that a 3-legged race is as difficult as, say, one of your track-and-field events.  Also?  They will be awarding fake medals that are disrespectful to the actual gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded during your Games.

I'm telling you, your lawyers are going to have a VERY busy summer.

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